Fly poisoner



F. WIGGINS Feb. 9

FLY POISONER Filed August 24, 1925 Cit Patented Feb. 9, 1926.

UNITED *srarss FRED WIGGINS, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

FLY rorsoivnn.

Applicatioufiled August 24, 1925.

To all 2072.011 it may concern Be itknown that I, FRED \Vrcems, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, in the county of Jeiferson and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and useful Fly Poisoner, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for destroying flies.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicient device of this character which will attract and destroy flies and which presents a neat appearance and may be readily taken apart for cleaning when necessary.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which has no liquid exposed thus avoiding danger of animals drinking it.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and. claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanymg draw1ngs:

Figure 1 represents a front elevation. of a device constructed in accordance with this invention Figure 2 is a horizontal section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1;

Figure 8 is a transverse vertical section; and

Figure 4: is a horizontal section taken on the line 4-4: of Figure 8.

In the embodiment illustrated the device coi'istituting this invention comprises a cupshaped base 1 having a hood-like extension proiecting from the upper edge thereof as shown at 2, the lower edge of said hood being designed to rest on a supporting surface and is of a length or depth greater than the depth of the cup so that the bottom of the cup will be spaced from said surface as is shown clearly in Figure 3.

The cup 1 has an annular partition 3 spaced inwardly from the side walls thereof to form a pad receiving compartment 4 in which is inserted an absorbent pad 5 composed of any suitable material and which prefe ably projects above the top of hood 2 where it will be easily accessible to the flies.

Serial No. 52,052;

The partition 3 is provided at its lower edge with a plurality of openings 6, three being here shown and which afford communication between the pad chamber and the interior of the cup.

A water containing cup 10 is designed to lit inverted in the base cup 1 and is providcd along its lower edge with an air Opening 11 which communicates with one of the air openings 6 in the partition 3 as is shown clearly in Figure 4:.

The pad 5 does not completely fill the space or chamber 4 but has an opening or space formed therein opposite the air opening 11 in the cup 10. A laterally extending flange 12 projects from the outer face of the cup 10 over the air opening 11 therein and is designed to overlie the opening in the pad as is shown clearly in Figure 1.

In the use of this device the cup 10 is tilled with sweetened water containing poison or the pad may contain poison so that when water seeps therethrough it will be contaminated with the poison and when sipped by the flies will kill them. When the water cup 10 is inverted into the cup 1 as above described, the device may be placed on a table or any convenient support and the gradual seeping of the water and poison through the pad will keep the pad damp and attract the flies, the pad being kept moistened at all times. It is of course un derstood that the cup 10 will be refilled at intervals as is necessary.

The flange 12 protects the ventilating opening inthe device and prevents dead tlies, dust and the like from clogging it.

Obviously this device may be very cheaply constructed and the parts are readily separable for cleaning.

I claim 1. A fly poisoning device comprising a double walled bowl-shaped space open at its top with an absorbent pad arranged between said walls and projecting above the upper edges thereof, peripherally spaced openings in the inner wall of said base at the lower end thereof, a recess in said pad adjacent one of said openings and a liquid iontainer in the form of an invertible tank adapted to be inserted in said bowl at the lower end thereof fitted therein and provided with an air opening communicating with that of the base.

2. A. device of the class described comprising a bowl-shaped double Walled supporting base open at its .upper end and having an opening in the inner Wall at the lower end thereof, an absorbent pad mounted between said walls and projecting above the top of the base, and an inverted tank to be mounted 11 said bowl, and having an air opening in its lower edge communicating with the opening in the bowl, said tank having a laterally extending flange on its outer face to overlie the ventilating opening in the bowl.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing 1181113 own, I. have hereto afiixed my sig nature.

FRED VIGGINS. 

